JSI Research & Training Institute

This grant to JSI Research & Training Institute will support the second phase of HCD Exchange, an effort to promote the use of human-centered design (HCD) in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). Co-funded with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the HCD Exchange aims to improve ASRH outcomes through increased use of methods and principles that center on the aspirations of youth, as well as to expand the field of human-centered design in adolescent sexual and reproductive health to more organizations, funders, designers, and evaluators. During this grant, JSI will harness the learnings and community built under the initial grant to promote the uptake of new practices and to deepen engagement and sustainability of the community. This is a final grant to the HCD Exchange project under the new Global Reproductive Equity strategy.

This grant to JSI Research & Training Institute will support the HCD Exchange, an effort to promote the use of human-centered design (HCD) in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH). Co-funded with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the HCD Exchange aims to improve ASRH outcomes through increased use of HCD methods and principles that center on the aspirations of youth, as well as to expand the field of HCD in ASRH to more organizations, funders, designers, and evaluators. During this grant, JSI will establish a secretariat, expand the existing community of practice, and fund key learning and evidence to fill high-priority gaps in the field.